Even some WebSphere MQ veterans may be unfamiliar with the term MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) although they probably are affected by it in their everyday lives. Do you receive Facebook Messenger notices on your smartphone? If so, then it’s likely you’re...

The developerWorks Players do a mock podcast on an innovative foot-sock security tool -- SockTag. Our own Mark Cappel (former editor, Open source projects zone) and Denise Ruterbories (Manager, IT Professional Skills), two closet thespians, play the inventor...

Inspired by two of Bob Leah's posts on QR Codes - here and here I started experimenting with creating and consuming QR codes. But what is a QR code? In short it's a two-dimensional barcode that can contain e.g plain text or a URL. In the latter case a QR code...

Continuing my coverage of the [ IBM Storage Innovation Executive Summit ], that occurred May 9 in New York City, this is my fourth in a series of blog posts on this event.
Down the street, in Times Square, IBM made it on the big board. Continuous Data...

In case you're not one of the approximately 1 Billion people tuned into the World Cup soccer event, there was yet another huge controversy similar to the one back in 1966 between the same two teams. If you don't know what I'm referring to, it is the goal...

This week , alphaWorks is our focus. There is a 10th anniversary celebration for aW next Monday in San Francisco. Since that Web page is about as close as most of us will get to the festivities, Marc Goubert, Manager of alphaWorks, agreed to come on this...

Hi there, I'm Naeem Khawar from the Level 2 Maximo Support team and this Blog is about RFID support in Maximo Anywhere 7.5 and 7.6. We have requirements to support RFID on Maximo Anywhere, but it is not currently available out-of-the-box and so you would...

Smarter - Watz That ? As the everyone speaks on Smarter World , pioneered by IBM's Smarter Planet Strategy .. some would ask - Watz That ! If I am given the freedom to speculate but still be true to an extend - its getting science fiction movies into reality....

When using RFID to audit assets at a location can be done using Maximo Mobile 7.5.1. How can this be done? Can I see who did the audit and when? The first thing you need to do is associate the RFID Tag to the assets. This is done using the attribute...

From the "What on Earth are you waiting for?" department: Today IBM is announcing two new ETTK releases that highlight IBM's ongoing interest and commitment to RFID and RFID-related technologies. The RFID Device Development Kit (RFID-DDK) and the Application...

Today, we kick off a new feature of the IBM Emerging Technologies Blog. The IBM Emerging Technologies team is experimenting with several technologies which we believe will have a significant impact on future IT solutions. The IBM Emerging Technologies team...

Have you seen the latest IBM Helpdesk commercials on TV? In this humorous ad, a truck encounters trouble on the road, but RFID saves the day. Image excerpt provided by Clipland RFID is definitely a mover and a shaker these days. For those that are interested...

Check out the first episode of The developerWorks Players . We had to let our hair down eventually, so here it is -- a bit of podcast satire. In this episode, I play myself as podcast host. Our own Mark Cappel (Open source projects zone) and Denise Ruterbories...